Google is getting into the DNS resolution business with a new service out in an experimental version, while Microsoft also is experimenting with a maps service (take that Google). In other news this week, questions continue to be bandied about regarding Oracle's planned acquisition of Sun Microsystems, which is still stalled by European regulators.

3. Microsoft's Bing tries to leapfrog Google Maps: The Great Microsoft-Google Rivalry took another twist with Microsoft using its Silverlight technology in Microsoft Maps, which is out in beta. The mapping service includes something called Streetside, which -- you guessed it -- rivals Google's Street View.

5. SAP in for long haul with KPI project: SAP is going to have to keep trying to convince its users of the merits of its Enterprise Support service into the new year -- a situation sure to garner more entries on future lists of weekly top IT news.

6. Google News tweaks give publishers more control over content: Google is altering the way it allows access to news stories through its search engine so that publishers will have more control over what free content can be seen. The move was made to placate hostile news publishers who increasingly place part of the blame on Google for plunging revenue and drops in subscribers, since it is apparently easier to do that than to figure out how to make money in this "new" Internet era. Meanwhile ...

7. Comcast, NBC Universal venture eyes anytime/anywhere content: Comcast and NBC Universal formed a US$37 billion joint venture pairing Comcast's cable programming and online content with NBC Universal's assorted businesses, which also include online content, as well as cable and broadcast programming. This deal will be interesting to watch.

8. Harvard study: Computers don't save hospitals money: This week's hmmmmmm ... bit of news came from a Harvard Medical School study that looked at some of the "most wired" hospitals in the U.S. and found that computerization did not save them money or improve administrative efficiency.

10. The carpal tunnel survival guide: Because we feel this pain, we offer Darren Gladstone's handy guide to dealing with carpal tunnel syndrome because we know that the advice he offers will actually bring relief.

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